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Vol. XXXVII No. 44
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C.
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BY LAYLA FARMER
THE CHRONICLE
After more than a quarter of a century in busi
ness. Forsyth Seafood Market and Grill owners
Charles and Virginia Hardesty have seen their share
of ups and downs.
But the Hardestys, who took over the struggling
seafood business in 1984 and
Rep. Womble
turned it into a successful ven
ture, are facing a new chal
lenge: unless they make some
major changes to the property,
they will soon be without a
viable parking lot. Forsyth
Seafood has served the city
from its perch on the comer of
First Street and Martin Luther
King Jr. Drive for 19 years. It
has been a prime location to
support the steady stream of
patrons who frequent the busi
ness, many of whom live in the area, said Charles
Hardesty.
"It's a good location; it is right in the heart of
the black community," he said. "We've been very
fortunate."
The location is also at the head of a major
improvement project helmed by the NC Department
See Hardestys on A9
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Photo by Lay la Farmer
Forsyth Seafood owners Charles and Virginia Hardesty are hoping for a fair and swift
solution to their current predicament.
Photo by Layla Farmer
Gramercy's Dr. Melicia
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Whitt-Glover's work
aims to make
community healthier
BY LAYLA FARMER
THE CHRONICLE
In many people's eyes,
science and religion are often
pitted against one another,
offering conflicting views and
ideas about the world we live
in. But for Dr. Melicia
Whitt-Glover, the president
and CEO of Winston-Salem
based Gramercy Research
Group, the two go hand in
hand.
Whitt-Glover. a former
assistant professor of public
health sciences at Wake
Forest School of Medicine,
left her comfortable career at
the prestigious medical
school to step out on her own
and follow the path she
believes was divinely planned
just for her.
"It was truly a calling,"
Whitt-Glover said of her cur
rent career track. "I was in a
secure academic position, not
really thinking about leaving,
but I just started feeling this
calling that I was supposed to
be doing more. It just kind of
hit me: I need to make a dif
ference."
On February 28. 2009,
after a year of fasting and
praying, Whitt-Glover left
Wake Forest to form a
research group with another
researcher. The partnership
dissolved almost immediate
ly. but Whitt-Glover pressed
on, forming her own private
See Research an A5
Just Scarf It!
Young woman uses unusual skill to create her business niche
Photo by Layla Farmer
Tyeshia McCullough is changing
the way local residents wear scarves.
BY LAYLA FARMER
THE CHRONICLE
It's more than just an accessory. City
native Tyeshia McCullough is out to prove that
a scarf can be an outfit all its own. As founder
of Queen Diva's Beautifying Services,
McCullough, 23, has used scarves as an avenue
to reach women and girls across the communi
ty with her message of unity, self-love and per
sonal empowerment. She hosts lock-ins for
women where she teaches them how to wrap
the scarves to create multiple different looks
and hawks her new Golden Headware.
"In the midst of it all, what I really want
out of it is for women to get together and
unite," said McCullough, the mother of a 22
month-old son. "A lot of us women, we have
an issue of self esteem and I feel like after you
leave this party, you will feel like a beautiful
woman. I just want everyone to unite and feel
good about themselves."
Making scarves a more integral part of your
warctobe is an excellent solution for a stylish
woman on a budget, says McCullough, a busi
ness student at Forsyth Technical Community
College.
"Women need to find a way to be beautiful
and still have money in their pockets," she
commented. "It's so many ways to wear a scarf
and it's economically-friendly. It actually
See Scarves on A9
A Cute Face in the Crowd
Photo by Jaeson Pitt
Aryanah Scales and her fellow Girl Scouts were
among the droves who came out Saturday for the
annual Juneteenth celebration, which was held
indoors this year at the Joel Coliseum Annex.
Read more about the event on Page Bl.
Young people the stars at Jack and Jill regional powwow
Jack and Jiil Winston-Salem Chapter Senior Teens were among those
present at the recent conference.
BY TODD LUCK
THE CHRONICLE
Teens sounded off during an oratorical contest at the Jack and Jill
Mid-Atlantic Teen Conference last Friday night at the Embassy
Suites Hotel.
Jack and Jill is an organization of African American mothers who
provide educational, cultural and philanthropic activities for their
children ages 2-19. The aim of the program is to nurture tomorrow's
leaders. The three-day conference brought together 29 chapters from
throughout the Mid-Atlantic region, which includes North and South
Carolina, Virginia and West Virginia.
"It really is to celebrate our teens and their accomplishments,"
Winston-Salem Chapter President Ronda Plummer said about the
conference.
Friday was a big night of competition as the winning teens from
state clusters competed in an oratorical contest. They each spoke
briefly, reciting original pieces on the theme "Painting Our Colors
See Jack and Jill on A9
Chapter President Ronda
Plummer with Senior
Teen President Jilian
Palmer.
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